Aragones v. Sequium Asset Solutions, LLC

No. 1:25-cv-00744-JLT-EPG (E.D. Cal. July 9, 2025) · United States District Court for the Eastern District of California · July 9, 2025 · No. 1:25-cv-00744-JLT-EPG

Summary

The United States Magistrate Judge recommends denying Reynaldo Aragones’s application to proceed in forma pauperis because his reported wages and savings are sufficient to pay the civil filing fee. The findings and recommendations would require Plaintiff to pay the $405 filing fee in full and warn that failure to do so may result in dismissal; objections are due within 30 days.

Holdings

  1. Plaintiff's application to proceed in forma pauperis should be denied because his reported income and available funds were sufficient to pay the $405 filing fee.

Questions Presented

  1. Whether Plaintiff demonstrated that he was unable to pay the filing fee so as to qualify to proceed in forma pauperis under 28 U.S.C. § 1915(a)(1).

Disposition

other

Cases Cited (5)

  • Hymas v. United States DOI, 73 F.4th 763, 767 (9th Cir. 2023)(followed)
  • Calhoun v. Stahl, 254 F.3d 845, 845 (9th Cir. 2001) (per curiam)(followed)
  • Jones v. Waypoint Res. Grp. LLC, No. 3:23-cv-06088-TMC, 2024 WL 532356, at *1 n.1 (W.D. Wash. Jan. 3, 2024)(followed)
  • Wilkerson v. Wheeler, 772 F.3d 834, 838-39 (9th Cir. 2014)(followed)
  • Baxter v. Sullivan, 923 F.2d 1391, 1394 (9th Cir. 1991)(followed)

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